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Reggie Holmes
Reggie Holmes (born August 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Kymis of the Greek Basket League. A shooting guard, he is best known for his college career, where he was an All-American and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year at Morgan State University. College career Holmes came to Morgan State from Southern High School and St. Frances Academy, both in Baltimore, Maryland. He played there from 2006 to 2010, leaving as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,049 points. As a junior, Holmes scored 20 points in the 2009 MEAC men's basketball tournament MEAC tournament final and was named tournament Most Valuable Player, leading the Bears to their first Division I NCAA tournament appearance. As a senior, Holmes again helped the Bears to a MEAC championship and an NCAA tournament bid. For the season, he averaged 21.4 points per game and at the close of the season was named conference Player of the Year and an honorab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
